Slowdown on desktop right click

[DanR]

I have experienced a slow down but only when I access the display monitor
graphics program or right click the desktop. Delay of 15 - 20 sec waiting
for right click response is common.
Taskmanager indicates the igfxsrvc.exe is using 50% of time the whole time.
WinXP home
MS firewall
AVG
Spyboy S&D
Ad-Aware
Scanned for spyware frequently

Recently turned autoupdate off because I don't want EI7 until it is
compatable with Websites I need. I allowed updates for Offfice 2003 and all
security updates for WinXP, msxml, etc but rejected Office XP & Office 2002
and EI7.

Near as I can tell, this behavior began prior to 11/26/2006 & I have dozens
of Winxp & Office 2003 updates loaded
Update when notified.

I suspect an update may be the cause but how can I find which one? Remove
the updates? There are WinXP & Office updates dating back over a year. What
do you suggest?

Dan

 

[Rock]

I have experienced a slow down but only when I access the display monitor
graphics program or right click the desktop. Delay of 15 - 20 sec waiting
for right click response is common.
Taskmanager indicates the igfxsrvc.exe is using 50% of time the whole
time.
WinXP home
MS firewall
AVG
Spyboy S&D
Ad-Aware
Scanned for spyware frequently

Recently turned autoupdate off because I don't want EI7 until it is
compatable with Websites I need. I allowed updates for Offfice 2003 and
all security updates for WinXP, msxml, etc but rejected Office XP & Office
2002 and EI7.

Near as I can tell, this behavior began prior to 11/26/2006 & I have
dozens of Winxp & Office 2003 updates loaded
Update when notified.

I suspect an update may be the cause but how can I find which one? Remove
the updates? There are WinXP & Office updates dating back over a year.
What do you suggest?

igfxsrvc.exe is associated with Intel(R) Common User Interface. It's
installed with certain graphics drivers and chipset drivers.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=igfxsrvc.exe&btnG=Search. I don't
know what effect there would be in disabling it. Check some of those links
in the Google search.

Sometimes slow right click problems are associated with ill behaving context
menu handlers. See this link:

Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

There is no need to turn off automatic updates to avoid IE7. Just go to the
windows update site manually through IE, do the custom scan, then hide the
IE7 update. It won't be offered. Another option is to set Automatic
updates to notify you of updates but not install them, then when it offers
IE7 hide it from there.

One last thing, don't get driver updates from the windows update site. Only
get those from the device manufacturer's web site, the computer vendor's web
site or the motherboard manufacturer's web site.

 

[DanR]

Your direction to this link was right on. Thank you.

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

And I had already done the other update suggestions. I am now doing updates
w/IE7 disabled on site.
Thanks again,

Dan

 

[Rock]

Your direction to this link was right on. Thank you.

And I had already done the other update suggestions. I am now doing
updates w/IE7 disabled on site.
Thanks again,

Dan

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You're welcome, Dan, glad that helped you and thanks for posting back.